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Refreshed Sounds

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Description

***Works with Atuuk/Wekkarus DLC***

The Refreshed Sounds mod replaces many of the vanilla sound effects with new files to give a refreshed feeling to your favorite 4X game.

Shout-out to Era and the Cyno Studios crew for permission to grab some of the weapon sound assets they recorded for their Eve Online total conversion "Sins of New Eden: Rebirth" for the game Sins of a Solar Empire.

/========== CHANGE LOG ==========\

v1.0.1 -- 15 November 2024 -- Lowered volume on UI sounds
v1.0.0 -- 14 November 2024 -- Initial Release

/========== COMPATIBILITY ==========\

Everything I know of. The mod only replaces vanilla sound assets. No .xml files edited.

XL users: No conflicts. Just load XL last.

/========== OWNERSHIP / COPYRIGHT ==========\

Unlike my other mods, I did not create any of these sound effects. They were procured from several games and/or other modding projects. I am not the author and do not own the copyright to these sound effects. Below is a list of where the sound effects came from:

Starsector by Fractal Softworks (sounds from base game. some hyperdrive, UI and weapon sounds)
Stardrive 1 by Zero Sum Games (some hyperdrive sounds)
Star Trek: TNG by Paramount Global (some UI alert and messaging sounds)
Sins of New Eden: Rebirth mod by Cyno Studios (some weapon sounds)

/========== CONTENTS ==========\

The original sounds for in DW2 are fine. But after a few playthroughs, sometimes you want something more, something different, something fresh.

This mod is purely auditory and seeks to just add a dash of something new to your DW2 experience.

I do wish I could add some comparisons of vanilla and modded sounds...but at present there is not an easy way to extract the vanilla assets. I can replace them, but can't extract the original sounds into a listenable state. Sorry, gang!

Sound Previews

(Images are from my Refreshed Components Facilities and Events mod)

Component image

Title

New sound link

Skip Drive

Link to sound [drive.google.com]

Equinox Hyperdrive

Link to sound [drive.google.com]

Hail Cannon

Link to sound [drive.google.com]

Shatterforce Beam

Link to sound [drive.google.com]

Heavy Rail Gun

Link to sound [drive.google.com]

Graviton Beam

Link to sound [drive.google.com]

Feel free to add feedback/suggestions. I can't please everyone, but I wanted to have some fun and spice things up.

/========== HOW TO USE THIS MOD ==========\

Subscribe to Refreshed Resources here in steam workshop.
Launch DW2.
Within the game, In the Modifications menu, enable this mod.
<<< IMPORTANT >>> You must EXIT and RESTART Distant Worlds 2 before the mod will work.
After re-loading DW2, start a new game and enjoy!

/========== OTHER STUFF ==========\

Hey! I'm salemonz, the mod author.

The Distant Worlds 2 Refreshed mod series is my attempt to increase my skills with generative AI applications, 3D modeling and photo-editing programs.

I'm just a dad gamer with limited time for hobbies who enjoys tinkering with his games. I hope these mods add to your enjoyment of DW2!

8 Comments

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salemonz [author] 21 May @ 5:17am

@Raven — I can take a listen and update soon, sure. Thanks for the note! Been on some other mod things lately.

Raven 7 May @ 7:22pm

Hey i was hoping to replace the new wekkurans race blaster cannon noise with a different one, as your the only one who has modded sounds in this game whats the best way to do that? is it ok to message you or are you gonna do a DLC update too?

salemonz [author] 21 Mar @ 1:28pm

@Funeral Mask -- it's complicated from an "add them to the game" perspective, but not modding the sounds themselves.

To swap out a sound, you pretty much just need a .wav of the sound you want and name it the same as the sound you're wanting to replace.

However, everything else is pretty complicated. Gotta install Stride Game Engine, use bundle tools to package files into the right format, etc.